The needs, current knowledge, and attitudes of care staff toward the implementation of palliative care in old age homes.

This study aims to explore in depth the needs, current knowledge, and attitudes of all ranks of old age home staff. A large-scale qualitative study with 13 semistructured focus groups was conducted in Hong Kong. Key themes were extracted by framework analysis.

An exploration of anticipatory grief in advanced cancer patients.

Background And Objectives: Research on anticipatory grief (AG) has been more focused on the experience of relatives than the terminally ill patients. This study will present qualitative 'thick descriptions' of advanced cancer patient's experience of AG and explore how it is experienced in the family context.

Method: Seven advanced incurable cancer patients (median 58 years) were recruited from the day hospice and five patients comprised the final sample.